Support group critical of ‘real lack of clarity’ on plans for State funding of treatment
“We are unclear as who will be able to avail of this treatment, what – if any – qualifying criteria will be in place, what the full budget for the treatment will be, where it will be available and what the follow-on plans for 2024 are.”
“Those trying to start a family using fertility treatment already find themselves in a very difficult and stressful situation. It is unacceptable that this situation is exacerbated further by keeping everyone in the dark with regards to the plans for the roll out in September,” Ms Fitzpatrick said. Ninety per cent of those surveyed expressed concern about potential age limits for publicly-funded treatment, whether there will be a limit on the number of IVF cycles funded and what criteria will have to be met to access treatment.The Government has said it plans to set up a public fertility treatment service but in the interim, it committed in Budget 2023 to provide €10 million in funding for subsidised treatment in private clinics, starting next September.
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